Ukraine: where is it going? It is possible, if there is political will, to find a negotiated settlement on the basis of a new constitution giving greater say to regions in foreign policy. In brief,... K. P. Fabian | August 25, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Failed India-Pakistan dialogue: Reworking policies In the short-term India needs to let the internal situation within Pakistan play itself out and see what emerges from the standoff. There is no doubt that Pakistan will have... Arun Sahgal | August 22, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Border tension between Bangladesh and Myanmar There are logical reasons for India to suitably intercede with both its neighours to facilitate an agreement on the border. A mediatory role by India may not be unwelcome by... Gautam Sen | August 22, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Examining the Assam-Nagaland Border Crisis These repeated incidents of border trouble and deaths bring into sharp focus the lack of serious border law enforcement. It is, therefore, critical that we do four important policy interventions... Namrata Goswami | August 21, 2014 | IDSA Comments
1st US-Africa Leaders Summit: A New Chapter in the US-Africa Relations The summit is seen as one of the major initiatives of the Obama administration towards the African continent and being the first US President to hold the largest event with... Aakriti Sethi | August 20, 2014 | Backgrounder
Delimitation of Indo-Bangladesh Maritime Boundary In a recent judgment, the UN Tribunal has delineated the maritime boundary line between India and Bangladesh in the territorial sea, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and continental shelf within and... Rupak Bhattacharjee | August 19, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Pakistan: Under the Shadow of the Military Jackboot The military has ridden roughshod over Pakistan’s polity for most of the country’s history since its independence. The Pakistani army, once described as a ‘state within a state’, is now... Gurmeet Kanwal | August 19, 2014 | IDSA Comments
The Return of the Americans to Iraq The decision to commit US military power has been camouflaged in suitably humanitarian terms to give the impression that it was an effort designed to ‘protect’ the fleeing Yazidis and... R. S. Kalha | August 19, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Sifting Through the Himalayas Prime Minister Modi has to think beyond the immediate circle and leverage the Himalayas as a bridge for India reaching out to wider Eurasian space the access to which has... P. Stobdan | August 14, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Indo-US Cooperation in Defence Production: Hagel’s visit to India There now seems to be greater recognition of India’s concerns on transfer of technology and not just about co-production but also co-development of next generation weapons. The larger objective for... Amit Cowshish | August 13, 2014 | IDSA Comments
